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MONDAY, SFPl'KMBKR 1, 1881.
THIS EVENING'S DOINGS.
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OURSELVES.
As this little journal now enters
upon :t new period of existence,
under a change of editorial manage
ment, ns announced in our last issue,
il is natural that our renders should
feel some curiosity as to our inten
tions for the future and our attitude
with regard to the great questions
which engage the public attention ;
and we arc quite willing to satisfy
that curiosity.
It is needless to say that the pre
diction recorded by our morning
contemporary some time ago, that
the termination of the Legislature
would also lie the termination of our
existence, remains unfulfilled: this
fact is palpable to the public vision.
Moreover, the prospects of its fulfil
ment at any time are excessively dim
and extremely remote. We had :t
real and visible being before cither
of our daily contemporaries had
reached the stage of conception, and
it is quite within the range of possi
bilities that we shall live to attend
Iheir funeral and flourish long after
they are forgotten. Notwithstanding
our present diminutive size as com
pared with our expansive contem
poraries, we have grown considerably
since our first.issue, two and a half
years ago. Four different enlarge
ments at four distinct periods have
been effected to bring this little sheet
lo Its present dimensions, mid a fifth
will be made whenever the public
demand renders it necessary. With
our growth in size there has also
been a proportionate growth in pub
lic favor, as evidenced by ti steady
increase in the number of our sub
scribers. To-day we have :i larger
circulation than at any previous
period, and that circulation is con
siderably ahead of any other daily
sheet published in this town. Wc
are perfectly satislictl with the sup
port hitherto accorded us, and wc
wish our readers lo distinctly under
stand that there is not the slightest
probability of our career coining to
an end. We live, and shall continue
to live. Charter or no chailer, hard
times or flush times, wc arc well able
to maintain our existence and keep
on our course.
, Our first wisli is, and our primary
aim shall be, to meet the public
demand for a nenvpajier. Wc are
convinced I hat the majority of
readers here, as elsewhere, estimate
the worth of a paper by the newx it
contains. We arc also of opinion
that the bulk of our readers prefer
news of a local character to a lot of
1 second-hand stereotyped matter,
which they have previously read in
foreign papers, imported from
abroad. Therefore, wc shall en
deavor to furnish as full, truthful,
.v and impartial u record of local and
island events and occurrences as
possible.
There are, and always will be,
v; questions of a public nature which
it is the duty of a public journal to
ventilate and discuss. This duty
f wc do not wish to evade, nor shall
wc be backward or timid in its per
formance. Although claiming the
fright to form our own opinions and
1f,lp enunciate our convictions, we arc
not oblivious of the act that others
-iinav honestlv differ from im.
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Therefore, whilst being feat less and
outspoken, wo aim to be fair and
candid. Possessing a ficcdoni fioiu
those numberless icslrictions which
too frequently pervert the beneficial
spheres of newspapers .and paralyze
the courage and consistency of
editors, we hope to satisfy our
readers that our attitude is one Ttf
honest and untrnmineled indepen
dence. Finally, our columns are ever
open to the public, for the exposi
tion of wrongs and the discussion
of public mutters, nothing being
excluded, which, in our opinion, Is
proper for publication.
DISCUSSING THE KING.
Kihtok Ht'i.t.r.Tix: Mr. S. M.
Damon's letter in your issue of Fri
day raises n very important question
with two sides to it. First ns to the
right, second ns to the advisability
of discussing publicly the King's
doings. I regret that 1 cannot agree
with Mr. Damon in his views. If
his theoties were to be carried out,
the subject would have no redress.
He is nlso mistaken as to his facts,
for in other countries not under the
control of an absolute sovereign, it
is not only considered proper, but
the acts of the sovereign arc in fact
openly discussed. It is the duty of
the sovereign to govern according to
law, tiud if he does not he becomes
directly responsible to the people.
Kvcu in the times of most tyrannical
monarchy in Kngland, Hracton says
"The law innkcth the King
the King is under the law it
has invested him with dominion and
power and he is not truly King
where will and pleasure rules and
not the law." Also that to rule by
his own will is a violation of that
contract whereby he reigns. It is
also laid down in so good an autho
rity as Blaekstono (Vol. I., p. 207),
that "there cannot be stronger
proof of genuine freedom
than the power of discussing and
examining the limits of the
King's prerogative." The citizen
must exercise the privilege of jeal
ously guarding the rights of person
and property of the individual, or
while ho bleeps those rights may be
lost or sciiously imperilled. When
soever it becomes evident that the
sovereign attempts to govern outside
of the powers and limitations of the
Constitution then the citizen has the
right to complain of the personal
nets of the sovereign, passing over
and bcyohd.the Ministers, who by
the Constitution arc responsible. In
Kngland the Ministers arc responsi
ble, because they actually do repre
sent Government by the dominant
patty and the sovereign is not n
political factor in the Government.
This of course would constitute a
double reason why in England the
personal acts of the sovereign should
not be discussed, yet everyone knows
that these nets arc discussed, and if
the sovereign attempts in any way
to interfere and govern personally,
the discussion is at once loud and
angry. In Hawaii the Government
is not representative ; the Ministry
is not responsible except in the
pages of the Constitution. This is
the state of things to-day and has
gradually been brought about by
David Kalakaua. He was elected
King. He became by that election
party to a contract, the high and
solemn contract to govern according
to law and under the law. David
Kalakaua is to-day under the law,
and even though the law provides
that he is not criminally responsible
for its violation, yet he is responsible
to the people and every tax-payer.
Kvcry person in the Kingdom has
the right, and it is the duty of
everyone to discuss the acts of the
King provided he attempt to govern
personally. It has been brought to
his knowledge that his Ministers
have violated the law. It is believed
by it large majority of the thinking
people of this community that the
Ministry have trampled the law
under foot, yet the King keeps them
in olllcc as the Government of the
country. Ho thereby assumes their
acts and becomes responsible for
them, and so lie puts himself before
the country, and the whole people of
right may discuss his nets. I say
with sorrow, that I with n thousand
others regret that tilings arc ns tlioy
arc. Very many of us were born
here ; here arc our families, our pro
perty and all of our interests. We
have n regard for the native Gov
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.f,afei-
ernment, in fact n ffciitimculfll re
gat d. Wc aic opposed lo Hip throrir
of those who wiiiild Inilig mi cud lo
a Hawaiian Kingdom. Yet wc cannot
submit to misgovcinmciit without
protest and all feel that, existing as
she docs by sufferance, Hawaii must
bo wise; Government must be for
the public benellt, not for the advan
tage or emolument of n few, or the
end must soon come.
W. II. Casti.i..
THE
LEUTDHE
IT.
Fmiuy, At.m-sr 20. Continued.
Mr. Wideinann Wc have no pow
der here now. He would say that
no accidents from boilers had hap
pened. If they passed this law it
would be ti provocation of Providence
boiler bursting would follow im
mediately. Now the men who atten
ded boilers have a responsibility and
they felt it, but with this piece of
waste paper in their pocket, they
would leave all the responsibility to
this irresponsible olllcer. The inspec
tor was absolutely irresponsible and
to pass this bill was '.imply putting
o much money in his pocket.
Mr. Kowull said that after such a
scathing speech he was hardly pre
pared to get up. Of course there
was u great deal of reluctance in a
new country adopting a new measure
of this nature. Other civilized coun
tries had adopted such laws after
hard experience, and this country
should adopt it without wailing for
disastrous experience.
The motion to indefinitely post
pone the bill carried.
Governor Dominis informed the
House that His Majesty had signed
the Appropriation Hill.
Mr. Kaulukou presented a written
report upon the bill for reorganiza
tion of the police department. This
committee lccommcndcd that il be
returned to its introducer (Mr.
Knunamano), as there was not time
to consider it properly this session.
Report adopted.
Mr. Howell asked for the repot t
of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
upon coinage.
Minister Gibson said the repot t
had been in his. pocket for several
days, and he might have still for
gotten it if his attention had not
been brought to it. He read the
report as follows :
"I beg to say that no payment of
any kind has been made or promised
to Mr. .Sprccklcs for this service,
and as to the profit that may have
accrued to hint, I cannot say pre
cisely, but I will mention that Mr.
F. F. Low submitted a statement to
me which has already been read in
the House, showing that the cost of
bullion assayed and refined for the
Hawaiian Coinage was 87 40-100
per dollar, added to 1.7."! per cent,
seigniorage of tiicU. S. Government,
A of one per cent, cost of dies, and
then estimate for interest of bullion,
cost of transportation, insurance,
exchange and minor expenses pro
perly chargeable to the coinage, the
cost of coinage would bo about 07
cents to the dollar."
On motion of Mr. Rowcll the re
port was accepted.
Mr. Howell moved that the report
be accepted and that the newspaper
representatives be allowed to take a
copy of it. Carried.
Mr. W. O. Smith moved the fol
lowing resolution :
"Jlcsolvcd, That the members of
this Assembly desire to record their
high appreciation of the services of
the Hon. Godfrey Hhodes as Presi
dent of the Legislature of 1881, and
to thank him for the impartiality,
patience and ability which he has
shown in the performance of the
arduous duties of his responsible
ofllcc.
"Jlcsolved, That this resolution
be spread upon the records of this
Assembly mid that an engrossed
copy be presented to the Hon. God
frey Hhodes."
Minister Neumann seconded the
resolution. lie was glad of the
opportunity of avowing confidence
in the President's course. His rulings
had been fair and his actions just.
They would disperse to-morrow and
a good deal of the animosity engen
dered dining the session would die
nwny. It was pleasant to think that
the President, although elected by
the minority, lias been in every way
so prompt to aid the House as ho
had been. He did not know if it,
would be permissible for him to do
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vr4iMto ,
il, btil Ih' ilmlfrd In add lit prrwjml
ncktionlcdgtm'iil to tin I'rcuhlrnl
for bit wmrU'ny to lilin mid fw hi,
geiierotm iiwlaliiuir.
Minister Glbwu took ploiuurc hi
agreeing with his colleagues In sup
polling the motion of his honorable
friend, the iiicmlHr for Wnlliiku.
While he foil thai I line had linen ti
wide difference nf opinion between
the President nud himself mid col
leagues, he was proud In the assur
ance thai the President had fulfilled
his duties in a pleasant and honor
able manner. He could not refrain
from hoping, in view of the Presi
dent's past experience, in frequent
ly occupying the chair, that it might
bo his privilege to occupy it in many
succeeding Legislative Assemblies.
Mr. Dole supported the motion
with a great deal of pleasure. He
appreciated very deeply the fidelity
and ability with which their honor
able President conducted the work
of his olllce, as well as his strict im
partiality in decisions. He called to
mind the fact that, although the
President was )3' far the oldest man
in the Assembly, he has never been
absent from his seat throughout all
this long session. A great many of
them, representatives and nobles,
had been often absent, yet every
day, at the hour of opening, the
President had been there and tapped
his mallet. The President had
always been able to maintain a judi
cial grasp of his duties.
Mr. .1. Molt .Smith said the reso
lution met the hearts of the House of
Nobles and the House of Rcprescn-'
tatives. They were sill aware that
the facilitating of business, the re
moval of asperities, and the pre
servation of good order, depended
greatly upon the President of the
Assembly. In those respects the
Assembly would bear him out in
saying that the President had been
very successful during the present
session, and for that the thanks of
the whole House were eminently
due him. The best wishes of the
House were with him and thej'
would bid him godspeed in his fur
ther journey through life. It was
the speaker's good fortune to have
a long personal acquaintance, with
him, public nnd private, they having
many times occupied scats together
in this Legislature. He thought
that on no former occasion iiad the
President shown his eminent quali
ties so much as during this session.
He considered they had been fortu
nate in having a President who was
so well versed in Parliamentary law,
and whose decisions 'had never, un
less with one or two exceptions,
been over-ruled by the House. It
was to these qualities of their Presi
dent that they were indebted for
their feelings toward himself and
toward each other. To-morrow
they should tender him their heart
felt ulohu as they dispersed. (Ap
plause.) The resolution was put by the
Secretary and carried unanimously.
The Hon. Mr. Hhodes replied to
the resolution substantially as fol
lows :
Gentlemen, Nobles and Represen
tatives, and Gentlemen who have
spoken to this resolution: I have
been taken by surprise by this reso
lution, and I thank most kindly all
the gentlemen who have spoken so
eulogislically of my services. I shall
not mention names, but I thank
you, all of you. J havo hud the
acquaintance of many of you for a
number of years, and my social re
lations with you have been most
pleasant. I thank the honorable
noble for that remark, and I look
back upon all our relations with
pleasure. I thank you all for the
kindness wmIIi which the resolution
has been lcceivcd unanimously
adopted. I am perfectly sensible
that it has not been so much my
knowledge or efforts that have con
duced to good order as your kind
ness and forbearance toward myself.
I have been uniformly supported,
notwithstanding that many rulings of
the chair must have been very un
pleasant to some members. I assure
you all, gentlemen, as you have said,
thai to the best of my ability I have
done justice to.lhe different members
of litis Assembly I will say so much
for myself. I thank you again, col
lectively, for all your kindness to me
during the session and especially for
this last expression. And I hope
God may grant you every happiness
in the future, and that you may nil
n . f.nU.. .
iMitH k Ci't&lktti
st, .
live Jiml nnd good live. (Applause.)
Mr. Aliolo inmoil Hint n buiitis uf
9'lMi Ik. gniiilpil tn (he Kccicluty
upoii completion of the iceords of
the session, giving ns a ictiioii the
grout length of the session nnd the
shoit time allowed the Sect clary In
which to finish his woik.
Mr. W. (). Smith wild he would
vote for Iho motion If the Hecietary
hail not been granted an Increase of
82 n dny nlrcndy.
The motion passed.
Minister Guilck asked the presence
of the President, members of Assem
bly and rcpicscntnlives of the press
nlan informal lunch during recess
in the olllce of the Minister of lite
Interior.
Mr. Keau moved that the Assem
bly pay for copies of the A'a 1m o
Hawaii newspaper. Lost.
The President said Hint in replying
to the Assembly's resolution lie had
left unsaid a recognition which he
desired to make of the assistance lie
had often received from the olllccrs
of the House, the Sccrctnry, inter
preter nnd sergennt-nt-nrms.
Minister Neumann said Hint,
although some might regard these
resolutions as taffy, yet he would
move a resolution conveying the
thanks of the Assembly to the Vice
President, Secretary, Interpreter,
Sergcant-iit-Arms nnd other olllccrs
of the Legislature for their faithful
discharge of their respective duties.
The Vice-President had never had
a chance to fulfil his functions,
with one or two exceptions, owing
to the punctual and regular atten
dance of the President. To the
Interpreter was due the success of
many appeals to the House, for the
ability with which lie rendered
speeches in a different language
front that delivered.
The resolution passed.
An Act to regulate the practice
in suits for the recovery of personal
property was read a third time. On
account of doubts raised by Mr.
Richardson as to the accuracy of the
Hawaiian version, the bill was
referred to Mr. Howell for examina
tion in that respect.
At noon the House took a recess
till 2 o'clock.
The Act to regulate the practice
in suits for the recovery of personal
property was finally passed.
The Act to provide 10,000 for
the further relief of the Board of
Genealogy passed to engrossment.
The House adjourned at 2 o'clock
till 10 on Saturday.
A JUVENILE DEMONSTRATION.
Saturday evening, the Bui.ixtin
Reporter was wending his way to
the Music Hall to, hear Rcmenyi
saw out music by the yard, from a
fiddle, when his attention was
directed to an unusual glare of light
in the vicinity of the Hell Tower.
With all kind of vivid imaginations
floating before his eyes, double
quick time was made for that direc
tion. On arriving at the Tower, it
was found that about 200 small
boys had gathered there for the pur
pose of having a grand torchlight
procession. On making enquiries
what this demonstration was for,
several of the boys stated that' it
was to show their appreciation of
the action of the King in vetoing the
Bill to prevent boys and girls under
a certain age roaming round the
street after dark. One boy stated
he didn't think much of Mister
Neumann for introducing such a
bill. Another one, that Johnny Shel
don and the Fat Boy were going to
manage the alfair. Besides the
torch-bearers who numbered 225,
several of the little boys' big
brothers carried a number of Tur
key Coops stuck on the top of
broom handles. The first coop had
a crown painted black on one side,
giving a sort of funereal look to it.
On four of Hie other coops were the
names of four old Turkeys who had
just got through sitting.
The last coop had daubed on it a
correct picture of Pulohau, the
clown of the Legislative Assembly,
witli outstretched hand quietly re
clining from his nose. About eight
o'clock the procession started, led
by a small boy from the ' Titer olllce,
dressed in his Sunday clothes.
Next came the Band, and then the
torch-bearers, two and three, four
and six nnd so on. The coop
bearers were distributed at intervals
in the procession, which was a little
less thnn two miles long. The line
of march was up Fort street, along
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Kukiil lo MliiiAhtr Knpi'im'A wn
Inner. MliPtc nilrr n fr rlltitul
wluww. It trim lied b) Hie tunc
way. and Iheii mi In King lrrt.
a 'halt bulng made In front nf
Minister Gullck's hiriio, where,
after giving three more yells the
crowd waited for Chnilh' In res
pond. As he didn't make hit up
pearance I lie Fat liny knocked til
the outside gate, making such a
noise that nil the babies In the
neighborhood were woke up. Final
ly, the lost one made Ids appearance
at the gate and raised his military
cap in acknowledgment. After the
Fat Boy had turned thirteen somer
saults, including two double ones,
and knocked down three hitching
posts, the procession started once
more and drew up in front of the
Government Hash House. Johnny
Sheldon, 'after several attempts
readied the top of the gate and
called for three whoops for the King
and three more for Kipikona, think
ing the latter would bring some
thing to eat and drink, but it didn't.
The noise so upset the performers at
the Rcmenyi concert, that the
Court horn blower was unable to
obtain the encore he expected for
his solo. The next place to pull up
at was the Palace grounds, but such
a cold reception was given the
crowd that they cleared out in
double quick time by the side en
trance, and soon after disbanded.
The introducer of the "roaming at
night bill" was left out in the cold,
in fact the boys got the affair up on
purpose to show him they entirely
disapproved of his unkind action.
The boys think the King might have
made a little speech anil not have
had them go to so much trouble for
nothing. This rag-tag-and-bob-tail
procession caused much merriment
to the by-standers along the line of
march.
SATURDAY'S CONCERT-
Rcmcnyi's farewell concert was
given Saturday evening before a very
good audience. The programme was
an excellent one, and listened to
with much pleasure. On account of
the noise outside, it was nearly half
past eight o'clock before Mr. Luck
stone took his scat at the piano to
play the opening number, Faust
Waltz by Liszt. He pleased the
audience very much by his exquisitely
neat and finished manipulation, and
received a very handsome bouquet.
Miss Downing next sang very
tastily a beautiful song by Tours,
"Because of Thee." Mr. Ilimmer's
selection was a Romance from the
Huguenots, given with such a
straightforward, manly method of
singing, as to be rc-demanded. Next
came Rcmenyi, the lion of the ((Veil
ing, and played a violin solo,
"Othello" by Ernst. It was a
grand performance and left a lasting
impression. Later on he played two
short pieces by Chopin, and was
loudly re-called, responding with
that beautiful Serenade by Schubert,
playing it in a most exquisite manner.
For his final number he played Ha
waii Ponoi, delighting the audience,
and sending our respected band
master soundly to sleep. Ho woko
up mighty quick though, when Rc
menyi gave as an encore the wishy
washy "Carnival of Venice." The
last number on the programme, a
trio from Verdi's "Atilla," was most
charmingly rendered by Miss Down
ing, Messrs. Himmerand Luckstone.
The latter gentlcmau accompanied
as usual, throughout the evening, in
a perfect manner. The series of
concerts being at an end, a retros
pective glance over the programmes
which have been presented may not
be out of place. There certainly has
not been offered the variety one
might expect from such an artist a's
Rcmenyi. There arc numerous com
posers, who have written excellent
compositions for the violin, whose
names have not appeared on the pro
grammes, and here wc name some of
them : Beethoven, Bach, Vicuxtemps
Spohr, etc. However, let us bo
thankful for what wo have had the
pleasure to hear. The audiences
have been good, thus Bhowing Hint
good music will nlwnys bo appre
ciated. Without doubt, Hemenyi
and Ills concert party will take away
with them many pleasant recollec
tions of Honolulu. They leave on
Saturday by the S.S. Australia, for
Melbourne, where they are under en
gagement to appear in a scries of
concerts. The Bui.m:tin joins in
wishing Rcmenyi and the members
of Itis party a very pleasant trip,
and every success in their tour
through the Colonies,
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